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PARTIAL BASEMENT BELOW COMMERCIAL TENANT, PRIVATE ROOF DECK AND (4) OFF STREET PARKING SPACES ACCESSED FROM OLIVE ST."},{"number":"641757","date":"2015-10-22","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-22","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (MAXIMUM HEIGHT NTE 46FT 6 INCHES) WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY FOUR(4) PILOT HOUSES( FOR ROOF ACCESS ONLY) WITH VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR FRONT, FOR TEN DWELLING UNITS ON SECOND THRU FOURTH FLOORS WITH INTERIOR ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES FOR FOUR(4) VEHICLES"},{"number":"669164","date":"2016-02-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-13","scope":"SEALING THE LATERAL-PA1#20160401479-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"660496","date":"2016-03-15","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-25","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED, ONE STORY STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND WITH MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT PER SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEER'S REPORT. CONTINUOUS SPECIAL INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY HUSSEIN A. KAZAN, P.E. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION INCLUDES BOTH A FENCE AND COVERED WALKWAY * SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRE FOR CLOSURE OF RIGHT OF WAY. * SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR COVERED WALKWAY. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2. * NEWLY EXPOSED EXTERIOR WALL TO BE TREATED. * ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION."},{"number":"653652","date":"2016-03-29","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-13","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW LIGHT-FRAMED, ATTACHED, FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE WITH PRIVATE ROOF DECKS, ACCESS PILOT HOUSES, EGRESS WINDOW WELL, PRIVATE GARAGE, AND PRIVATE BALCONIES. **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL GROUND FLOOR OCCUPANCY. 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NO CHANGE IN SIZE OR DEMISIONS OF BUILDING."},{"number":"739195","date":"2017-03-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-28","scope":"WIRE & INSTALL ALL LIGHT FIXTURES DEVICES GFI'S SMOKE DETECTORS NEW 800AMP 3 PHASE SERVICE WITH GROUNDING 10-125 AMP PANELS PHONE, TV & INTERCON SYSTEMS. VANILLA BOX WIRING 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT) INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"745534","date":"2017-04-25","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-25","scope":"FOR TAKE OUT RESTAURANT ON PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR WITH TWO (2) EXISTING INTERIOR ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES AND LEGALIZATION OF RECONFIGURATION OF MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING AS FOLLOWS: PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR AND NINE (9) FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE (TOTAL TEN (10) FAMILY DWELLING/ MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"775745","date":"2017-05-04","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-20","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION FIT-OUT OF SHELL FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH SEATING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"781387","date":"2017-05-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"WIRING AND INSTALLING ALL LIGHT FIXTURES, DEVICES GFI OUTLETS, HOOK UP ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND HOOD SYSTEM SERVICE AND PANEL EXISTING PER 2008 NEC (RESTAURANT)"},{"number":"776682","date":"2017-05-31","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-13","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION: INTERIOR PLUMBING FOR A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT ON THE PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR OF A 4-STORY MIXED-USE STRUCTURE, WITH A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND PARKING ON THE PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR AND (9) DWELLING UNITS ON THE 2ND, 3RD, & 4TH FLOOR: TOTAL OF (10) DWELLING UNITS.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004. THE (10) DWELLING UNITS ARE NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"784654","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1603-1605 Mt Vernon Street LLC","legalName":"1603-1605 Mt Vernon Street LLC","address":"1711-15 FAIRMOUNT AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":10,"issuedDate":"2018-07-31","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-15","expirationDate":"2027-07-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"784654","type":"Rental","businessName":"1603-1605 Mt Vernon Street LLC","legalName":"1603-1605 Mt Vernon Street LLC","issuedDate":"2018-07-31","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-15","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":10,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #25753: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 615617. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jan 3, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 3, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. 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CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. 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A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 9 historical violations across 4 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}